[peel] Re: From something called contactmusic.com

[Jan Buxton]

Stuart McHugh wrote:
>> > BRIGHT EYES star CONOR OBERST has apologised to fans who were offended by
>>
>>> comments he made about the late British DJ JOHN PEEL and the Make Poverty
>>> History campaign while performing at last weekend's (24-26JUL05) Glastonbury
>>> Festival in southwest England.
>>>
>>
>>OK so out of interest does anyone know what the ignorant drunken twat said?
> 
> 
> 
> he's supposed to have been so out of his face that his mumblings 
> weren't clear, but he did refer to John as a "cokehead" and 
> supposedly rolled his eyes when referring to him. he also had a go at 
> MPH.

Heres a review on the Glasto site.
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/reviews/index.asp?id=378

> but I also heard that he was making remarks about how Peel never 
> played his records. That's no great surprise - how many of the bands 
> selected to play the Peel stage were ever aired on the show? OK, it's 
> about new break through artists, I admit. OK, how many of the bands 
> on the Peel stage this were are so goddamned awful that they'd never 
> have been given airplay?

Well Your Code Name Is: Milo played and they had a Peel session, despite 
being awful. To be fair to Conor, I'm Wide Awake It's Morning is the 
record of the year so far, and Willy Mason's would be a rival if it 
wasn't for it being soft launched last year before this year's 'release'.

Elsewhere MIA has had lots of critical praise but not record sales so 
would seem stuck at a Peel level, likewise The Go! Team have generated 
buzz. LCD Soundsystem have a good reputation, Hard-Fi are going places 
fast, and The Subways are OK. Then you have Art Brut who are the sort of 
one-off that won't sell records that a Peel stage is made for, and 
whilst The Departure would at first glance seem a bit square their album 
has just bombed so spectacularly that it seems obscurity beckons.

The real mystery was Jem, the 'new Dido' on a Peel Stage!?!

Good Conor Oberst link:
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2670176?htv=1&htv=12&htv=12

-- 
Jan
http://spaces.msn.com/members/janb1982/